in the dark
Example Sentences
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First responders worked in the dark of night on the rescue, sending at least five rescue swimmers into the ocean to pull the woman from the car and confirm there were no other trapped occupants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now, Infantino is trying to rescue as much of it as he can by first apologizing for keeping so much of the organization in the dark around the FFE proposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"We live practically like fireflies here -- in the dark all the time. You never know when you'll have power; it's our sad reality," Julian Gonzalez, a 72-year-old carpenter, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
"He has been on multiple hunger strikes and we have often been kept in the dark about this."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
‘I didn’t mean… You’re right. I can’t track him in the dark.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
